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Golden Retriever Breed Standard According to The Kennel Club (of the UK) |
| General Appearance: | Symmetrical, balanced, active, powerful, level mover, sound with kindly expression. |
| Characteristics: | Biddable, intelligent and possessing natural working ability. |
| Temperament: | Kindly, friendly and confident. |
| Eyes: | Dark brown, set well apart, dark rims. |
| Ears: | Moderate size, set on approximate level with eyes. |
| Mouth: | Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set to the jaws. |
| Neck: | Good length, clean and muscular. |
| Forequarters: | Forelegs straight with good bone, shoulders well laid back, long in blade with upper arm of equal length placing legs well under body. Elbows close fitting. |
| Body: | Balanced, short coupled, deep through heart. Ribs deep and well sprung. Level topline. |
| Hindquarters: | Loin and legs strong and muscular, good second thighs, well bent stifles. Hocks well let down, straight when viewed from rear, neither turning in nor out. Cowhocks highly undesirable. |
| Feet: | Round and cat-like. |
| Tail: | Set on and carried level back, reaching the hocks, without curl at tip. |
| Gait/Movement: | Powerful with good drive. Straight and true in front and rear. Stride long and free with no sign of hackney action in front. |
| Coat: | Flat or wavy with good feathering, dense water-resisting undercoat. |
| Colour: | Any shade of gold or cream, neither red nor mahogany. A few white hairs on chest only, permissible. |
| Size: | Height at withers: Dogs 56 - 61 cms (22 - 24 ins); Bitches 51 - 56 cms (20 - 22 ins) |
| Faults: | Any departure
from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness
with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to
its degree. |
| Note: | Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. |
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